Last Photograph taken at the DeLorean plant in Dunmurry

[A Van]

Found the auction catalogue here

Lists all the Vins

http://www.deloreanmuseum.org/auctioncatalog.html

[dvonk]

The last car built...VIN20105...the last gold car, built on December 24, 1982 used the "spare" gold plated gas flap hood. This is a well documented late car.

not trying to be a douche, but i have images of 4300, 4301 and 20105... none of them have gas flap hoods. not surprising though, since they ran out of gas flap hoods c. VIN 3200.

the Amex brochure showed a "gold-colored" D prototype (sliding windows) that had a gas flap hood, though.

[content22207]

This early car happens to have the individual DMC logo letters
on the grille, that were used prior to the single logo part being
completed, which is one reason why I am asking for more info.
It could have been a grille swap at some point, but I doubt it.

My observation about the early hood differs from your observation about the early grill lettering exactly how?

I am a little perplexed why you felt the need to go to the mat over this, especially since I was *AGREEING* with you and Nick.

Bill Robertson
#5939

[Rich W]

Dvonk...you are correct, I stand corrected,
literally (while typing on my iPhone). I did
mix up my Amex photo reference with the
lined hoods on all three factory gold cars.

Bill will need to wait until I get to a computer
to post another reference photo that appears
very similar (if not the same) as the last car
rear view photo, unless Nick posts it first (lol).

Later,
Rich W.

[dmcjohn]

Rich

I recall that the only other car was on a ramp under repair. This car appears to have little mileage as is shown from the only other photo (see below) taken from the rear. The car is unregistered.

The last batch of cars to the US went a week or so earlier and these remaining cars were regarded - I suppose- by the Receiver as being not of saleable quality.

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Hi Nick,

Cool photos!

It's a bit dark to tell for sure, but the shot from the rear looks like the car has the lower skirt fitted under the rear fascia which covers the view of the engine/sump - this was not fitted to production cars so might suggest this was a pilot car / training car - I wonder where it ended up?!

Thanks,
John

[A Van]

Took a look at the catalogue, the low mileage cars were

513 - 70
529 - 534
534 - 381

Pilot 25 - 372

[A Van]

Don't think it's Vin 513, it has the same type of logo as Rich pointed out, but no gas flap

Thanks to Thomas McCauley who recently helped get Vin 513 running again, he also took some pics

http://www.deloreaneurotec.co.uk/for...pic.php?t=1741

[A Van]

529 is in The Netherlands, I have asked Rob D if he knows the owner maybe it will have the skirt still fitted

[Andy]

529 is in The Netherlands, I have asked Rob D if he knows the owner maybe it will have the skirt still fitted

VIN#529 is registered in BELGIUM at the moment and it was for sale a few years back ; I know know if it was sold ...

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[Dangermouse]

I wonder what could have earned it the dubious honor of 'not saleable quality' - it looks nice enough from these pics.

I would presume in the case of the RHD car, that the receiver would have believed it would raise more money being sold in the UK than in the US, perhaps.

Perhaps also the rules for importing and selling a "new" car in the US would have precluded the cars with the higher 3000+ mileages?